Mindset Before Skill Set

Many players respond to a bad round or a bad stretch of holes by searching for a mechanical fix to our swing our putting stroke.  Rarely, however, are mechanics the primary problem.  Usually, our Process has failed.

Michael Hebron is a wonderful teacher of the game, and he wrote a book titled The Art and Zen of Learning Golf.  In his book, Hebron notes that he regularly hears from students that "I want to be more consistent."  Hebron reminds us that golf is an inconsistent game, even for major winners.  The best players are those that are able to recognize that and manage the inconsistency, turning 76 into 73 and 73 into 70.

He says:  “PGA Tour players scores at the Workday Charity Open 68 then 86, 66 then 76, 67 then 76 , 73 then 65 , 65 then 72.  It is an inconsistent game, played by people who have different results every time they play. This is because they change internally and their ability to "make" their true swing is off.  Their swing is fine, however.  Their swing is off because of mental interference.  It can’t be a swing problem if one day it’s 65 and the next it’s 75.”   

See: https://www.facebook.com/michael.hebron.pga/posts/1147441178944923